the one tax that will come down is the uncertainty tax. the uncertainty of washington politics will be positive for the u.s. economy. >> that's true. companies have been in lockdown mode. they don't want to make a decision with uncertainty out there. >> it is infuriating. >> it is. >> watching washington not understand the incredible drag they put on the u.s. economy by not making a decision. american business is very good at makes money if they tell you the rules of the game. it is like you are playing the first half of the game but you don't know the rules the second half. what does everybody do? they wait and see. getting past that, a plan to bring the deficit down gradually and knowing the taxes over the next decade would be positive for the u.s. economy. i wish we could get there. >> i couldn't agree more. it is infuruating. let's talk about residual damage. government defense contractors will have to lay off workers soon if there is no agreement because they are losing federal dollars of the federal programs that are going away. we w